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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tobin Frost (ranked 10133 p4p, 888 weight class) and Liam McGuiness (ranked 2298 p4p, 338 weight class). McGuiness comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tobin Frost had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
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209 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tobin Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 25 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost lands with a cross.
McGuiness takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frost looks to throw the jab but McGuiness is out of range.
Frost misses with a few strikes there.
McGuiness looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Frost takes a swing at McGuiness's ribcage but misses.
Frost falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGuiness counters with a straight right hand.
Frost lets loose with a powerful body kick. McGuiness will feel that in the morning.
McGuiness on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tobin Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost throws a one two combo.
McGuiness ducks right into an uppercut from Frost.
Frost has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost scores with a jab to the jaw.
Frost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Frost finds it's way round the side to connect with McGuiness's head.
Frost pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frost looks for the body kick but McGuiness saw that one coming.
McGuiness looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGuiness throws out a loose jab but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost throws a body punch but McGuiness moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from McGuiness on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGuiness has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Frost goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Frost moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Frost works the jab nicely.
Frost misses with a series of wild punches.
McGuiness looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frost throws a series of punches but McGuiness avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost thuds a left hand into McGuiness's body.
Frost scores with a hook.
Frost lands with a nice combination. McGuiness backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost throws a right hand that McGuiness ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuiness also avoids with ease.
Frost is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Frost lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frost misses with a head kick.
Frost throws a sloppy head kick
and McGuiness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Frost.
Frost misses with a kick to the body
and McGuiness counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Frost goes down! McGuiness rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Frost is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Frost keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGuiness's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Liam McGuiness should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
That's time! Frost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGuiness takes a kick to the side of the head.
Frost throws a lazy right hand but McGuiness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuiness throws out a counter right but Frost avoids it with no problem.
A solid body kick from Frost.
Frost pushes McGuiness up against the ropes in a clinch.
McGuiness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
McGuiness trying to stall but Frost improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuiness's elbow.
Frost lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
McGuiness trying to control the position but instead, Frost has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGuiness into the ropes.
A body shot lands from Frost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness wants to stall.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but McGuiness avoids it by throwing Frost back against the ropes.
McGuiness blocks a body shot from Frost.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Frost lands a body shot in the clinch.
Frost tries to work over McGuiness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
McGuiness gets through Frost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frost is working McGuiness over against the ropes.
McGuiness lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGuiness presses Frost against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuiness can do to turn this around?
McGuiness slows down the pace here.
McGuiness wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuiness's elbow.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frost lands a body punch.
Frost prevents a body shot from McGuiness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost works on McGuiness's body with a couple of short punches.
Frost lands a nice shot to the body.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
McGuiness is trying to stall.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
Frost cracks McGuiness with a nice body shot.
Frost digs a right hand underneath McGuiness's ribcage. McGuiness let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGuiness is breathing heavily.
McGuiness misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
McGuiness can't break the clinch.
McGuiness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tobin Frost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuiness's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Frost.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobin Frost dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
McGuiness takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tobin Frost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Frost wants to clinch but McGuiness slips to the side
letting McGuiness counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Frost.
Liam McGuiness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frost jabs McGuiness right on the nose. McGuiness blinks but takes it well.
Frost misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from McGuiness.
Frost misses the body punch
and McGuiness counters with a head kick. That will keep Frost thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McGuiness takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frost swings for the body but McGuiness moves out of range.
Frost throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Frost gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McGuiness is looking to break free of the clinch but Frost has double underhooks.
McGuiness digs a right hand into Frost's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frost's gas tank.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuinesss head.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
McGuiness is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from McGuiness.
Frost tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
Frost presses McGuiness against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frost lands a nice shot to the body.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
McGuiness is trying to maintain a safe position but Frost gets an underhook and turns McGuiness into the ropes.
Frost lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Frost.
Nice body punch from Frost - that landed with a thud.
Frost lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGuiness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frost.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuiness looking to slow down the pace here.
McGuiness misses with a punch to the body.
McGuiness blocks a body shot from Frost.
Frost is working McGuiness over against the ropes.
McGuiness struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
McGuiness wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frost working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuiness breaks from the clinch.
Frost lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobin Frost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frost has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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